Wednesday November 4th was the first day of shooting for our second video. The process was similar to the first video. We meet up at the Office of Communication to grab the gear and them we went to our first spot of filming. For that day we had 3 or 4 people scheduled. This second task will show different people related to the university saying what the school represent for them and also inviting everybody to the Giving Day (one day dedicated to donation for charity).
In all of the interviewees the process was pretty much the same: pick the location, set the lapel microphone on the interviewee, set the camera (ISO, exposure, focus, filter to get depth of fiel...) and record the lines. At this first day my partner was in charge of most of the filming and I was in charge of the audio. We did that because on the other day we had some filming schedule but she couldn't come to filme and I would do everything by myself. At this time our supervisors were just helping the interviewees with their lines. we spent the whole Wednesday doing that.
On Thursday 5th I went to the office at 8am to pick up the gear and head to the first filming of the day which should be done before 9am when I have class. I needed to set both audio and video gear by myself what was pretty quick because I really got used with the steps. In 10 minutes we were ready to go. A little before 9am we were done. Then and headed to my class.
After my class, I went back to the office to grab the gear again and record the last interviewee of this day. We went to the baseball field to do this shooting. There we've faced our most challenging audio capture since the start of my internship. Being in the middle of the field and with the wind blowing all the time, we had hard times to record the audio free from external noise. The cars in the streets nearby and the baseball player practicing, hitting the sticks, and yelling at each others were also a problem which was solved by asking them to stop. To avoid the wind going directly to the microphone, we used a jacket on top of the microphone. It worked in most of the time. We were got around 12:30.
There are more filming remaining to be done and we already have shooting for the next task scheduled. This week will be busy!
segunda-feira, 9 de novembro de 2015
First task: done.
One day after the first shooting day, my partner and myself met each other at the Daniel's Media Lab. (because my partner doesn't have the softwares on her computer). The first thing that should be done at this point was to sincronize the audio recorded and the footage. Then, we divided all the footage in two equal parts. Then, she started to work on the first draft which we just got done in the next Tuesday (October 20th).
At this day, we started to work on the first draft. We got done with that on Thursday. We were trying to figure out the best way to split the work and at this point it was a little messy what was slowing down the process. We sent the first draft. Our feedback was positive, but some changes were requested. We could work on that just on the cut just next Tuesday however during the weekend I made some motion graphics to add to the movie.
Tuesday 27th we met again at Daniel's lab when we put all the graphics together and we change the minor details at the edition. Then we sent the second draft. Some more change were required and my partner couldn't work on the incoming Thursday so, from this point, I started to work alone (everything was almost done anyways).
Some changes in the edition (minor cuts) and on the graphics were requested. I worked on that on Tuesday what required a back in forth process trough After Effects and Premiere. At the end of the day I could send the third draft.
Friday morning I got a good feedback, but asking more minor changes. I worked quickly on that and sent again to our supervisors. Then, they asked for more minor changes. I got everything done by the end of the day, around 5pm. At this time the Office of Communication was already closed.
By Monday morning I finally got the approval of our first task. They really liked it. The video is placed at the first page of the university's portal (www.csusm.edu) and can be seen on the link bellow.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AilnBDvUYM
At this day, we started to work on the first draft. We got done with that on Thursday. We were trying to figure out the best way to split the work and at this point it was a little messy what was slowing down the process. We sent the first draft. Our feedback was positive, but some changes were requested. We could work on that just on the cut just next Tuesday however during the weekend I made some motion graphics to add to the movie.
Tuesday 27th we met again at Daniel's lab when we put all the graphics together and we change the minor details at the edition. Then we sent the second draft. Some more change were required and my partner couldn't work on the incoming Thursday so, from this point, I started to work alone (everything was almost done anyways).
Some changes in the edition (minor cuts) and on the graphics were requested. I worked on that on Tuesday what required a back in forth process trough After Effects and Premiere. At the end of the day I could send the third draft.
Friday morning I got a good feedback, but asking more minor changes. I worked quickly on that and sent again to our supervisors. Then, they asked for more minor changes. I got everything done by the end of the day, around 5pm. At this time the Office of Communication was already closed.
By Monday morning I finally got the approval of our first task. They really liked it. The video is placed at the first page of the university's portal (www.csusm.edu) and can be seen on the link bellow.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AilnBDvUYM
First shooting day.
On October 14th we got all our filming done. At 9:45am me and my partner Lindsey have met our internship supervisor Kristine Kirchmeier at her office to get all the gear (two Panasonic Lumix 4D DSLR cameras, some lenses, one shoulder/hand held dual grip camera support and a monopod support, lapel microphone, a Zoom handy recorder). Then we started to look for a good location to get our first footage.
Once we have found a good spot, we started to learn how to operate the gear. Kristine gave us an overall explanation about all the gear and then she started to explain deeply how to set the cameras, how to get a good focus, the right ISO for each occasion, etc. I found everything pretty simple even though I still not familiarized with the nomenclatures.
We start our first filming session at 10:40, shooting our first participant Hunter. He had some lines and we could do that pretty quick once he memorized all the lines before. Was an outdoor shot and this condition gave me the possibility to play with the settings on a brighter environment. We got done around 11, when we went to another spot to film the next participant.
The next person to be filmed was Jasmine. She was quite nervous but she had her lines memorized. I was operating the secondary camera at this time and I could notice that she was looking down every time she finished her lines. I got insecure to ask her to avoid that because it could make her eve more nervous. But it was so notable that I ended up telling her (I knew that it would give us problems on the edition). She stopped to look down and we got everything done around 11:45
After that we went to USU where we filmed quick interviews with people trying to guess the correct pronunciation of the word "tukwut". We got several funny shots.
Then we headed back to Kristine's office where we transfer all the footage to our external hard drive. Lunch time.
Back to work at 3. We met again at Kristine's office and then we headed to CICSC in SBSB. There we met Michael Murphy. He was the last person to be filmed. We started around 3:15 and at this time I was operating the main camera with the monopod stand. This one took a while. He was nervous and he couldn't complete the lines. But our supervisor Krisitine Vaughan was really helpful, helping him with the lines and being really fun all the time.
At this point we were done for the day. Editing time was right ahead.
Once we have found a good spot, we started to learn how to operate the gear. Kristine gave us an overall explanation about all the gear and then she started to explain deeply how to set the cameras, how to get a good focus, the right ISO for each occasion, etc. I found everything pretty simple even though I still not familiarized with the nomenclatures.
We start our first filming session at 10:40, shooting our first participant Hunter. He had some lines and we could do that pretty quick once he memorized all the lines before. Was an outdoor shot and this condition gave me the possibility to play with the settings on a brighter environment. We got done around 11, when we went to another spot to film the next participant.
The next person to be filmed was Jasmine. She was quite nervous but she had her lines memorized. I was operating the secondary camera at this time and I could notice that she was looking down every time she finished her lines. I got insecure to ask her to avoid that because it could make her eve more nervous. But it was so notable that I ended up telling her (I knew that it would give us problems on the edition). She stopped to look down and we got everything done around 11:45
After that we went to USU where we filmed quick interviews with people trying to guess the correct pronunciation of the word "tukwut". We got several funny shots.
Then we headed back to Kristine's office where we transfer all the footage to our external hard drive. Lunch time.
Back to work at 3. We met again at Kristine's office and then we headed to CICSC in SBSB. There we met Michael Murphy. He was the last person to be filmed. We started around 3:15 and at this time I was operating the main camera with the monopod stand. This one took a while. He was nervous and he couldn't complete the lines. But our supervisor Krisitine Vaughan was really helpful, helping him with the lines and being really fun all the time.
At this point we were done for the day. Editing time was right ahead.
terça-feira, 13 de outubro de 2015
Finally getting started
After a couple weeks of waiting, finally I got my first shooting sessions schedule for the next Wednesday and Thursday.
During the meantime I've been waiting for my supervisor to let me know when our first task would be done. I was also always remotely in touch with my internship partner figuring out some pre-production points.
Once we will film this week, probably our first task will be done around the Friday after the next. Let's see what we can get.
During the meantime I've been waiting for my supervisor to let me know when our first task would be done. I was also always remotely in touch with my internship partner figuring out some pre-production points.
Once we will film this week, probably our first task will be done around the Friday after the next. Let's see what we can get.
terça-feira, 22 de setembro de 2015
Week 1/2: just a meeting and great ideas.
Hello everyone.
Through this blog I will describe each step I have been doing as an intern at CSUSM, more precisely at the Office of Communications.
I am a video intern and I will work with shooting and editing short videos to feed the university's social networks as Facebook and Instagram. It means that my job is closely related to the Social Media team. These videos might have the maximum duration of 2 minutes and also a short version of 15 seconds would be cut to be shared on Instagram (as a teaser or summary).
Until now I just had one meeting with my supervisor Christine Vaughan, my job partner Lindsey Jones and the Social Media team. In that meeting we were introduced to each other and also our functions and first project pitch were explained. It will be a short video about the word TUKWUT. This word came from the language spoken by the early american natives called Luiseño which means mountain lion or cougar. This word was adopted around campus as an icon to talk about the pride and commitment of its members. However, most of people around campus don't know what does that means or don't know how to pronounce ir properly. That's what the video will actually cover: people struggling trying to guess the pronunciation of the word TUKWUT. Sort of a short, quick and funny video to go viral through the CSUSM Social Medias.
After that, we had a quick brainstorm and several great ideas for new projects showed up. That would be fun to work on during the fall.
Our first day of shooting was not specified until the end of this publication.
Through this blog I will describe each step I have been doing as an intern at CSUSM, more precisely at the Office of Communications.
I am a video intern and I will work with shooting and editing short videos to feed the university's social networks as Facebook and Instagram. It means that my job is closely related to the Social Media team. These videos might have the maximum duration of 2 minutes and also a short version of 15 seconds would be cut to be shared on Instagram (as a teaser or summary).
Until now I just had one meeting with my supervisor Christine Vaughan, my job partner Lindsey Jones and the Social Media team. In that meeting we were introduced to each other and also our functions and first project pitch were explained. It will be a short video about the word TUKWUT. This word came from the language spoken by the early american natives called Luiseño which means mountain lion or cougar. This word was adopted around campus as an icon to talk about the pride and commitment of its members. However, most of people around campus don't know what does that means or don't know how to pronounce ir properly. That's what the video will actually cover: people struggling trying to guess the pronunciation of the word TUKWUT. Sort of a short, quick and funny video to go viral through the CSUSM Social Medias.
After that, we had a quick brainstorm and several great ideas for new projects showed up. That would be fun to work on during the fall.
Our first day of shooting was not specified until the end of this publication.
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